[Johnson] Ranger Paint: some observations

[bcarling at cfl.rr.com]

I got a near-prefect match for my Valiant a few years ago with some spray cans 
at an auto parts place. That was SO easy to do and looked great. I mean the
burgundy looking color. Not sure what that Kona Brown is or why you would need
fancy guns and everything. I have another one now that someone painted a slightly
wrong color. Darker than normal and it shows. In certan lights it looks almost black.

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Best regards - Brian Carling, AF4K


---- "Harry Vaught wrote: 
> Thanks to all for the helpful replies regarding the Kona Brown.
> 
> I bought a can at Home Depot and tried it on my escutcheon, which I 
> painted years ago with something I bought at an auto parts store and 
> have regarded for all these years as being too light and an annoying 
> mismatch.
> 
> The Kona Brown is a perfect match for my mismatched escutcheon.
> 
> I've gone ahead and painted the escutcheon and cabinet with the Kona 
> Brown since I believe they'll look better even in the wrong color than 
> they do now and I'll be no worse off.
> 
> I'm mystified by the post I found on another forum where the guy said 
> that Kona Brown was a "Perfect match!!"  I believe the difference is too 
> great to be merely due to variations among batches.
> 
> What turned me off getting a batch of Glen's formula and a spray gun was 
> my experience at the local Sherwin Williams and I was going to have to 
> order a spray gun.  The lower priced touch-up guns weren't available 
> locally and I hate paying 50% of the item price in shipping.
> 
> The Sherwin guy kept quibbling with me about using acrylic instead of 
> enamel on a metal case.  To cut the story short, he didn't quit until I 
> told him that my wife has a condition which makes her extremely 
> sensitive to smells and if I used enamel I wouldn't be able to bring the 
> cabinet inside until next year.  Also, their price for a quart of 
> acrylic is twice the Home Depot price.  I'm not painting the bottom of 
> the case and if the Kona Brown annoys me too much, I'll have the case 
> matched at Home Depot and order a spray gun.
> 
> Harry, KT4AE
> Maryville, Tennessee
> 
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